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Marion Stanley Smith

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Pompanoosuc, Vt. — A committal service for Marion Stanley Smith, 94, who died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at Genesis HealthCare Center in Lebanon, N.H., will be held Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the Union Village Cemetery in Union Village, Vt. Knight Funeral Home in White River Junction, Vt. has been entrusted with arrangements. …

Local Students Win Writing Awards

Monday, May 20, 2013

Three local students were honored recently for their entries in the 2013 PBS Kids Go! Writers Contest, held by Vermont Public Television.The annual contest is open to students from kindergarten to third grade. Keira E. Kegelman, a kindergartener from Hartland, won her age group with her story “Best Friends Eat Their Veggies.” First-grade …

Young Writers Project: Thetford Student Wins Writing Prize

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

This week, Young Writers Project announces the six winners of the Farm Project writing challenge. Congratulations to David Amouretti, Grade 5, Thomas Fleming School, Essex Junction; Callista Bushee, Grade 8, Home School, East Wallingford; Kelsey Eddy, Grade 9, Mill River High School; Saskia Kiely, Grade 7, Vergennes Union High School; Carley Malloy, Grade …

Thetford Debates, Passes Ban on Assault Weapons

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Voters will choose town and school officers and decide on the school district budget by Australian ballot on Tuesday, March 5, at Thetford Town Hall. Polls will be open between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Thetford — A …

Watershed Projects Receive Grants

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Thetford — The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation recently awarded $807,313 in grants to 14 projects across the upper Connecticut River watershed. It was the 11th round of grants awarded from the foundation’s Upper Connecticut River Mitigation and Enhancement Fund. The fund is expected to provide about $21 million …

Panthers Leap Into Semis

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Thetford — Say this about the folks at Thetford Academy: They’re quick workers. Authorities had the cash box out and were selling tickets to Thursday’s VPA Division III boys basketball semifinals barely five minutes after Thetford’s 58-53 win …

The Beauty of Courage: Thetford’s Carmen Tarleton Receives Full Face Transplant

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Thetford — Five-and-a-half years have passed since Carmen Tarleton endured a horrendous attack that scarred 80 percent of her body, leaving her appearance unrecognizable to those who knew her before. This month, the 44-year-old Thetford resident took another …

Petitioned Article Seeks Earth Rights

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Strafford — A Strafford man seeking to amend the Vermont Constitution to bestow legal rights upon the Earth has succeeded in getting the proposal on Town Meeting warnings in Norwich, Thetford and Strafford. The proposal from Stephen Marx is getting a skeptical look from a constitutional scholar and …

Letter: A Telling Photo of Vermont Yankee

Thursday, February 14, 2013

To the Editor: The photo of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant on the front page of the Feb. 10 Sunday Perspectives section (“Lawyers Can’t Rescue a Weak Case”) illustrates at least three reasons why the plant should never have been allowed to continue operating after its license …

Tax Increase Anticipated in Thetford

Thursday, February 14, 2013

The annual Town and School Meeting will be held Saturday, March 2, at 9 a.m. in the Thetford Academy gymnasium. Voters will choose town and school officers and decide on the school district budget by Australian ballot on Tuesday, March 5, at Thetford Town Hall. Polls will be …

Post Mills Tackles Vt. Zoning Requirements

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Post Mills — The state is encouraging towns throughout Vermont to bring their land use plans in line with regional plans. In some cases that means changing local zoning districts. One goal is to prevent strip development in rural areas. The Upper Valley village of Post Mills has …

Heavy Heart, Big Win

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Bradford, Vt. — After learning yesterday morning that his father had just passed away, Thetford Academy boys basketball coach Justin Smith knew he wanted to be with family. That’s why he made sure he was there to coach …

Taser Death Spurs Vermont Bill

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Montpelier — A group of Vermont legislators yesterday proposed a law that would dramatically restrict police use of stun guns and increase training for officers who must confront a mentally unstable person, arguing that the death of Thetford …